Microsoft Outlook Conduits

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I have updated the blog, and I am sorry. The good news is that i've been keeping tabs on things that God has been showing me so i'm going to post them now. This one might be a little confusing at first because it was shown to me while I was installing Palm Pilot software on our COO's (Craig) notebook, so here goes.

I was called to hook up Craig's Palm Pilot to his computer so that he can transfer his contacts from his Palm to his Outlook on the computer. He also wanted to transfer the meetings from his computer to the Palm. So I went along my way with the software and sat down to work on it. After the software was installed, I plugged in the Palm, and waited for it to sync up with Outlook, but it did not. I noticed it was syncing to it's own little Palm application that was installed on the computer from the software I used.

Craig was watching and told me that he really needed it to work with Outlook not another application. The only way he can work is from Outlook. It made sense though because our company and most companies are so dependent on Outlook it's crazy! Without it, they would be lost!

Anyway, I knew the problem was with something called "conduits". The conduits is what allows the application to communicate properly with the Palm Pilot. There are different types of conduits from different applications. Well, when I installed the software, it defaulted to us it's own Palm software conduits instead of the Outlook conduits. To try and shorten the story, I finally found how to replace the Palm conduits with Outlook and right away the Palm was ready to be synced with Outlook.

Before we could run the sync we had to make sure we transferred the Palm contacts into Outlook and then the Outlook meetings into the Palm. So we selected the appropriate settings and all the contacts appeared in Outlook. Then we set the other setting to transfer the meetings and it prompted us "Are you sure you want to overwrite old meetings on the Palm?" We said "yes". After that completed, we were able to test out the syncing process which was successful.

The Outlook application, since so widely used and people feel like they're lost without it, symbolizes God the Father. The Palm Pilot is a human and the Outlook conduit is Jesus. We all feel lost at times especially when we don't know God and what He originally created us to do. When an unbeliever searches for that fulfillment he tries different things, or conduits. But only one will work properly which will enable him to communicate and develop a "syncing" relationship with God. That one is Jesus. Once we know Jesus, we can "sync" up with God for He is our mediator. Now before we start our relationship with Him, there are things we must give up. One of the big things to give up to God is who you are hanging it out with and the places you go. Or the "contacts". Once that is lifted up to God, He then gives you his original plan for you life, or the new "meetings" and schedules. But it will overwrite your plans or "meetings".

Now at this point you have a choice to be totally synced up with God in your walk every time you come to Him every day. All we have to is click "yes" and until then, our walk with God will never "sync" up correctly.

May the peace of God be with you always and may His grace pour upon you. And may you have the strength to overwrite your plans for His.